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Ecuador

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Quito302,034 observations

Population

18.29M

world rank #70 / 217

GDP

130.32B

world rank #63 / 186

GDP / capita

14,319.2

world rank #105 / 185

Life expectancy

77.6

world rank #79 / 217

Governance

488 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile32.2#149 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile47.1#116 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile53.6#161 Rule of Law0-100 percentile40.4#163

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Economy

2,632 indicators

GDPcurrent US$130.32B#63 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $14,319.2#105 GDP growth%3.7%#81 Inflation%0.71%#28

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Trade

97 indicators

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Health

1,910 indicators

Life expectancyyears77.6#79 Infant mortalityper 1k births10.9#55 Maternal mortalityper 100k55#40 Health spending% GDP7.6%#69

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Education

3,721 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross92.8%#76 Education spending% GDP3.7%#27 Adult literacy%93.5%#17 Primary enrollment% gross97.2%#112

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Demography

1,331 indicators

Populationpeople18.29M#70 Population growth%0.85%#111 Urban population%63.4%#102 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.8#116

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Climate

289 indicators

Electricity access% pop98.5%#11 Renewable energy share%18.9%#101 Forest area% land49.5%#55 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,675.6#90

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Energy

312 indicators

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Environment

391 indicators

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Agriculture

401 indicators

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Technology

344 indicators

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Society

2,167 indicators

Gini indexindex45.9#4 Extreme poverty% pop3.4%#3 Internet users% pop77.2%#103 Homicide rateper 100k45.7#80

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Risk

370 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths478#28 INFORM risk score0-105.5#44 Hazard & exposure0-107#59 Vulnerability0-104.8#37

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Other

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